Abdominal supporter



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ABDOMINAL SUPPORTER.

Application filed March 2, 1922, Serial No. 540,385. Renewed July 23,1923.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHRISTINE PETERSEN, acitizen of the United States, residin at Evanston, in the county of Cookand S tate of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Abdominal. Supporters, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to abdominal supporters, and embodies a supporterwhich may be used in combination with a corset, or separately ifdesired. I am aware that it is old in this art to provide a corset withan abdominal supporter and also to provide an abdominal supporter whichmay be used separately. Examples of the former are shown in my priorPatents Nos. 1,110,005 and 1,262,800. Much of the discomfort of priorabdominal supporters, with which I am familiar, arises from the factthat they are incapable of adjustment to fit different shapes and sizesof wearers, and also contain parts which by pressure on the bonystructure are uncomfortable to wear, and the present improvement is theresult of long experience and considerable familiarity with thesegarments and is designed to be free from many of the defects of theprior de vices.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of thesupporter used in combination with a corset. Fig. 2 is a plan showingone half or side of the supporter attached to part of a corset. Fig. 8is a side view of a modification, the supporter being used without acorset. Fig. 1 is a plan of the supporter shown in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 1, 6 indicates a corset, which may be of any suitable or desiredconstruction,

adapted for the attachment of the support er. This supporter consists oftwo similar parts or sections, one of which is shown in Fig. 2, eachsection consisting of a front piece the upper part of which, indicatedat 7, extends above a diagonal line from the lower front corner to theupper rear corner, this part 7 being stiffened by rows of stitching orotherwise to make it relatively heavy and stiff or less flexible. Astrip 8 of fabric is sewed to this section, extending diagonally fromthe upper rear to the lower front corner, and that part of the sectionbelow the strip 8 comprises a triangular part 9 which is quite thin andflexible. Buttons 10 may be attached to the lower edge of the section.

At this upper rear corner the section is attached to the sides of thecorset 6 by means of straps 11 and 12, these straps be ing arranged atan arcuate angle to each other. The strap 11 maintains a certain amountof lift with respect to the supporter, and the strap 12 extends in adirection to bind the upper part of the supporter to'the body. I havefound that two straps disposed at an angle to each other are superior toa single strap.

The lower end of the section is connected to the corset by means ofstraps 13 and 1 1. Altho I prefer and have shown two of these, a singlestrap may be used, and these straps are connected to buckles 15 by meansof whichrthe length of the straps may be adjusted, the action being todraw in the lower end of the supporter under the abdomen with propertension to support the abdominal organs. This adjustment is a feature ofvalue, and will enable the device to be applied to various shapes andsizes.

hen in position, the straps 13 and 14 extend or are located below thecrest of the ilium, which will correspond to the space indicated at 16,and the straps 11 and 12 will extend beside the abdomen and above theiliac crest. By thus providing a supporting connection both above andbelow the bony projection a decidedly comfortable supporter is formed.When applied the sect-ions are connected together by lacings 17 at thefront and this permits an adjustment for size, and furthermore, the pairof sections consisting of the parts 7, 8 and 9 will lie between theiliac bones. By the means described the iliac bones are relieved of theweight or strain of supporting the abdominal parts, and this weight orstrain is distributed over the lower and upper portions of the back, orthe back portion of the body generally as enclosed by the corset. Theflexible parts 9 afford ease when sitting down, since they will fold orwrinkle when the thighs are sufficiently flexed. This supporter as abovedescribed is covered by the corset when the latter is closed in theusual manner. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the front parts areconstructed in the same mamier as above described, but instead of beingattached to a corset they are at tached by the straps indicated to aback consisting of two similar sections indicated at 18 which areconnected by lacings 19. These back sections are relatively long, to

give an extensive bearing on the back, and also to permit the locationof the upper straps 11 and 12 and the lower straps 13 and 14 above andbelow the crest of the iliuin respectively. The diagonal strips 8 give adirect support for any article which may be connected to the buttons 10.

The described supporter will be, found very comfortable and has manyadvantages over those heretofore in use.

I claim:

1. An abdominalv supporter comprising, a pair of front sect-ionsfastened together,.said sections being sufticiently narrow to-fitbetween the iliacboncs, and supporting straps attached toeach side ofsaid sections, some of said straps being located near the upper. end ofthe sections, toextendabovethe crest of the iliuni, and others beinglocatednear. the lower ends of said sections, toextend, below the crestof the iliuln, andv a strip extending diagonally from the, upper rearcorner to the lower front corner of each section and forming in eltect acontinuation of the said straps located near the upper and, ot" the saidsections.

2. An abdominal supporter comprising a pair of front sections fastenedtogether, said sections being sufliciently narrow to fit be tween theiliac bones, and supporting straps attached to each side of saidsections, some of said straps being located near the upper end of'thesections, to extend above the crest of the iliuin, and others beinglocated near the lower endsof said sections, to extend below the crestof the iliuni, and a strip extending-diagonally from the upper rearcorner to the lower front corner. of each section, that portion of eachsection above said diagonal. strap being relatively stifl, and thatportion below the diagonal strip being relatively flexible.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTINE PETERSEN.

Witnesses:

Norma M. CRONIN, MYRTIE O. LESLIE.

